What I mean is: Is there a cam I could install that I would not have to Tune right then and there just to get your car to run and drive? A cam I could put in saturday and drive to work monday without learning to tune? And then tune it gradually as time passes and I learn/save for an EBL?

I have seen posts saying things like x cam is great but you will never get out of the driveway unless you tune etc. and it scares the heck out of me because i want to do exhaust, heads, intake and cam all at once and I am afraid I will screw up the cam trying to break it in since I can't tune. And I really don't want to turn a good running car into a yard decoration because I modded it and now it won't work... or worse yet have it leave me stranded somewere.

What to do?

 

the car will run with many cams, lt1, l98, l31 etc...

 

The only cam I can think of that would still get you down the street would be the Vortec/L99 cam. It's VERY mild but it should be drivable on the stock tune. BUT... even a stock car can benefit with a tune.
10243779 191/196 - .418/.430 111 LSA

with 1.6 rockers 194/199 - .446/.459 111 LSA

Add an S10 L35 96+ 4.3 v6 converter 24202310 and new valve springs while you're at it for some more punch.

 

So truth be told... if I want to do a cam, intake, larger tbi, different heads,headers and full exhaust then there is no way around it I will need to learn how to tune?

Can I mail order a tune just to get the car running good enough to break in the new cam and even to drive back and forth to work for a while?

After that if I got the EBL how long would it take the average noobie to get it fully tuned?

 

Mail ordering a tune is much easier if you're copying someone else's exact combination of parts. Simply adding better heads caused me issues with my TBI.